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353:Andy Chapman
341:
329:Andy Chapman
321:
316:Mike Mancini
313:
284:
282:
263:
194:
43:
1266:Ludlow S.C.
1166:Gary Tigers
1041:Canton S.C.
996:Brookhattan
419:(59 Points)
265:Away colors
196:Home colors
44:The Express
40:Nickname(s)
23:Soccer club
1635:Categories
1621:2024-07-21
1161:Galicia SC
1126:Falcons SC
595:References
444:Tad DeLorm
405:(22 Goals)
337:Tad DeLorm
92:Head Coach
1481:Roma S.C.
547:Champion
481:Playoffs
460:Division
58:Dissolved
32:Full name
1221:Inter SC
1011:Brooklyn
297:Michigan
84:Chairman
76:Capacity
1381:Olimpia
1071:Colombo
820:1967–68
815:1966–67
810:1965–66
805:1964–65
800:1963–64
795:1962–63
790:1961–62
785:1960–61
780:1959–60
775:1958–59
770:1957–58
765:1956–57
760:1955–56
755:1954–55
750:1953–54
745:1952–53
740:1951–52
735:1950–51
730:1949–50
725:1948–49
720:1947–48
715:1946–47
710:1945–46
705:1944–45
700:1943–44
695:1942–43
690:1941–42
685:1940–41
680:1939–40
675:1938–39
670:1937–38
665:1936–37
660:1935–36
655:1934–35
650:1933–34
643:Seasons
463:League
424:ASL MVP
293:Detroit
50:Founded
1196:Hakoah
331:, and
289:soccer
102:League
79:80,000
66:Ground
909:Teams
557:1983
523:1982
489:1981
457:Year
900:1983
895:1982
890:1981
885:1980
880:1979
875:1978
870:1977
865:1976
860:1975
855:1974
850:1973
845:1972
840:1971
835:1970
830:1969
825:1968
563:ASL
544:1st
541:144
529:ASL
507:125
495:ASL
475:Pts
369:USSF
351:and
283:The
61:1983
53:1980
575:98
569:13
566:12
532:19
501:11
498:15
1637::
1613:.
572:—
560:2
538:4
535:5
526:2
504:2
492:2
472:T
469:L
466:W
327:,
311:.
295:,
1624:.
628:e
621:t
614:v
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